Stop the blame game
When a misfortune strikes us, often our first instinct is to ask “Why did this happen?”. Quickly, we jump to wondering “Who is responsible?”. Why do we go looking for someone to hold responsible for our difficulties instead of focusing on fixing them? Why do we place finding solutions as less important than finding fault? It is because we have a deep seated need to blame. So, what is to “blame” for our need to blame? In a study published by the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, researchers have found that pointing the finger of blame is actually a social condition. During the study, participants who read stories blaming others for a major issue were more likely to participate in spreading blame when surveyed than those who had read an impartial story or one where blame was shared. We pick up on social queues and adopt behaviors that we think are acceptable making the blame game justifiable. The study further went on to research h...